Family Day

Family Day/Week- a day/week to remember, parental engagement matters! – will be held on September 23 through 29, 2018.

FAMILY DAY is September 24, 2018

FAMILY WEEK is September 23 through 29, 2018

Sponsored by Alabama Family Rights Association

The Alabama Family Rights Association encourages the entire state of Alabama to participate in this year’s “Family Day/Week.”We would like to invite community leaders and citizens throughout Alabama to participate in Family Day/Week by planning an activity or event in your community.

Family Day is a national movement to celebrate parental engagement as an effective tool to help keep America’s children substance-free. Families are the cornerstone of an orderly society. However, over the last several decades, Alabama families have grown progressively weaker. Family Day in Alabama has evolved to “Family Week” and expanded to reflect the importance of connecting with children throughout the week/day and making a concentrated effort to implement programs that stress the importance of a child’s needs and the importance of interacting together as a family.

Scientific data indicates that when both parents are actively involved in a child’s life, the outcome is measurably improved. Children spending significant time with their parents and family members decreases the chances of youth suicides, school dropouts, juvenile drug abuse, teen pregnancies, and incarceration. Research shows that children with hands-on parents are far less likely to exhibit risky and disruptive behavioral problems.

This is an important local and national initiative to remind parents, communities, and leaders, that a child whose parents are not engaged and involved in their upbringing and care is a child “at risk.”

Show your support for children and family on Monday, September 24, 2018 and anytime during the week of September 23rd. We are asking you to eat a meal or do some other activity together. Family Day/Week event ideas include:

organizing a block party in your community

hosting a potluck at church

playing games that include the family

eating dinner as a family and using conversation starters

attending movie night at the park

This will remind everyone of the precious nature of childhood and our responsibility as adults to protect and encourage our children.

Take a photo or video with everyone enjoying time together, and post it on your favorite social media channels using #MyFamilySelfie, #FamilyDayAL18.

Feel free to share your photos on the Family Day Event Page. Be sure to “Like” the Alabama Family Rights Association group page to stay informed of announcements and events.

The Alabama Family Rights Association is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that drives charitable, scientific, and educational initiatives. ALFRA's primary goal is to educate that public and government officials concerning the importance of equal involvement of both fit parents in a child's life.